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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is being developed in Laboratory A?
(a) A newly designed gas mask.
(b) A cure for tuberculosis.
(c) The atomic bomb.
(d) Poison gas.

2. What does Fayette believe is the advantage of keeping certain employees drunk?
(a) Keeps them out of mischief.
(b) You can cheat them out of wages.
(c) They work harder drunk than sober.
(d) They are easier to justify firing.

3. Who is Lefty?
(a) Chairman of the workers committee.
(b) A left-handed worker.
(c) The best card player in the poker game.
(d) A spy for the union.

4. What do the workers demand from the union leader?
(a) To hear from the committee.
(b) To say a prayer before starting.
(c) To let each person speak.
(d) To wait for Lefty.

5. Which character is accused of taking a "run-out powder?"
(a) Fatt.
(b) Miller.
(c) Joe.
(d) Lefty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edna say Joe's boss is giving the kids?

2. What foods does Edna identify as being very important for maintaining the kids' health?

3. What does a main character complain that the talk of Lefty has turned the meeting into?

4. What reasons does Joe give for not making more money?

5. What does Joe and Edna's daughter Emmy need before going to school the next day?

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